American actress Gayle Hunnicutt, known for playing the character of Vanessa Beaumont in the last three seasons of Dallaspassed away on August 31 at the age of 80, he announced to the Washington Post her ex-husband, journalist Simon Jenkins. The cause of his death has not been revealed.
Born in Texas, Gayle Hunnicutt had begun her television career in the 1960s. Often associated with femme fatales, she had landed roles in popular sitcoms of the time, such as The Beverly Hill Billies EITHER max the menace.
She rejects James Bond
Wife at that time of the English actor David Hemming, star of Blow, had sought to obtain more serious roles in British cinema. Pregnant, she had refused to play a James Bond girl opposite Roger Moore. She then moved on to more dramatic roles in BBC historical fiction. In 1973, she was opposite Burt Lancaster and Alain Delon in Scorpion and the same year in the house of the damned.
Back in the United States to appear in the last three seasons of the popular soap opera. Dallas. Her character, Vanessa Beaumont, is a former conquest of JR Ewing, whose illegitimate son she raised in secret. We also saw her in series like The Cruise has fun, matt houston EITHER fantasy island. She also played Irene Adler in the series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Following the end of the series, Gayle Hunnicutt devoted herself to a career in literature.
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